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  1. Marcin
    @IJASWORDS show some examples of genuine gunto with horimono.
  2. Marcin
    Full tang with mei please. Is there any stamp? It can hide just near habaki. Measurements? Looks like wakizashi to me. Looks similar but yours is shorter. Possibly daimei.
  3. Marcin
    Something around topic of daggers. From Onoda surrender ceremony: "Onoda turned over his sword, a functioning Arisaka Type 99 rifle, 500 rounds of ammunition and several hand grenades, as well as a dagger his mother had given him in 1944 to kill himself if captured" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroo_Onoda
  4. Marcin
    Here you go unpolished Akihide [august 1945] https://www.nihontoantiques.com/archive/g2.htm
  5. Marcin
    Its a good sword let it stay for a while.
  6. Marcin
    Looks like long nakago
  7. Marcin
    Looking like nice thread to follow.
  8. Marcin
    Dunno how you learn about sword appreciation. Maybe you have a lot of shows/group meetings. You can see many examples irl.
  9. Marcin
    Yeah as you becoming more interested in gunto your eyes always looking for stamps. Sneaky bastards!
  10. Marcin
    For ~60£ in UK. Price on release was 75$. Looking as good offer? https://ebay.us/m/B7oMcT Oh it's not mine offer.
  11. Marcin
    Holllly sh*t!
  12. Marcin
    Europe did the same yesterday.
  13. Marcin
    Its not about tanto to commit seppuku while doing kamikaze attack. It was a part of "brain washing". Those pilots needed to be convinced enough that their sacrifice is more important then their life. That dying that way is a greatest way. It's like symbol of commitment to die. 3 pages from Fuller & Gregory on subject. Look on plate 162 [wrist cord]
  14. Marcin
    If anyone would help me with translation of mei on this yari I would be gratefull. Also any info about period would be welcome. As package left USA I'm preparing an essay for customs. It dsnt have pappers but it is a negligible fraction of entire package.
  15. Marcin
    300/400 seki tosho would easily made this amount alone.
  16. Marcin
    Congratulations! But it can't be submitted for juyo as being suriage right? And how much it was shortened?
  17. Marcin
    As this can confuse new guys Im posting link to differentiate gunto/gendaito/showato. Gunto is more wide term... https://www.japaneseswordindex.com/showato.htm So all swords in military mounts we should qualify as gunto. Meaningless what we find on nakago. As second step we can ofcourse look for date as blade could be just mounted after war in gunto koshirae.
  18. Marcin
    Payment has been made. Safe travel my favourite seller!
  19. Marcin
    Pm sent. I'm serious! I'm changing into bizen collector I suppose.
  20. Marcin
    What color of scabbard? White/creamy?
  21. Marcin
    This seller is pushing like 95% of fakes claiming that he tries to help some collector...
  22. Marcin
    Saya was repainted? @Bruce Pennington tsukamaki indicates this is better example.
  23. Marcin
    And here T98 example. Wakase but with replica blade I suppose.
  24. Marcin
    Someone extracted one menuki. It could be menuki with crest on it. As I recall on tsuka there is only one with crest and the other is common.
  25. Marcin
    Looks like from one seller we are getting many fine examples.
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